SYMPOSIUM V/7 - EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENTSelf-organised symposiumPositive Behaviour in the Early Years☞ room: lounge 9 1. Positive Behaviour in the Early Years – Design and Main Findings on Perceptions of Educators, Carers and Parents, Helen Marwick, University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom - No presentation is available for this symposium.2. Positive Behaviour Study: Parental Perspectives, Jackie Henry, Jacque Fee and Peter Lee,University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom - No presentation is available for this symposium.3. Positive Behaviour Study: Practitioner Perspectives, Aline-Wendy Dunlop and Colleen Clinton, University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom - No presentation is available for this symposium.

SYMPOSIUM V/11- ZONE OF PROXIMAL DEVELOPMENTIndividual papers☞ room: lounge 2 & 3 1. To Converge on the Global Context of Vygotsky’s Studies through the Synthesis of Western and Asian Teachers’ Beliefs and Practices of ZPD, Pei Wen Tzuo, National Institute of Education, Singapore - No presentation is available for this symposium.2. Facilitation as a Mechanism of Pedagogical Interactions, Svitlana Martynenko, Kyiv Municipal Pedagogical University named by Boris Grinchenko, Ukraine - No presentation is available for this symposium.3. Developing Outdoors – The Zone of Proximal Development in Action Outdoors, Carol Duffy, IPPA The Early Childhood Organisation, Ireland - No presentation is available for this symposium.

SYMPOSIUM V/17 - ASSESSMENT: APPROACHES AND EXPERIENCESIndividual papers☞ room: Moravia Restaurant 1. Creation of Tests, Based on Socially Psychological Norm, Galina Loginova, Moscow City University of Psychology and Education, Russian Federation - No presentation is available for this symposium.2. The Use and Abuse of Student Assessment Data: Lessons Learned from Longitudinal Studies of Early Years Children, Linda Lee, Proactive Information Services Inc., Canada - No presentation is available for this symposium.3. Confusion in Testing for Aptitude and Achievement, Robert Stake, University of Illinois, USA - No presentation is available for this symposium.

SYMPOSIUM V/21 - POLICY OF EARLY EDUCATION IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIESDiscussion groupTransforming policy and practice: three narratives☞ room:Oold Czech Beer Pub - No presentation is available for this symposium.